Absurd This Could Happen

The below article regarding LeDarrick Vaughn is ridiculous. This kid has done everything his high school guidance counselor has told him to do. He has made the grades to get into college and now the NCAA is saying he can not go to college and play sports. It is not that Vaughn did not make his ACT score or anything like that. What is holding Vaughn up is the way his high school teaches their math credits. The NCAA claims the way they do it is wrong and will not let him in. Where does the blame lie: his guidance counselor, Memphis City Schools, the NCAA?? I have no idea, but it is ashame a kid is being denied a free chance to go to college over a riculous half of a credit that he actually took, but the NCAA says the class was not good enough. Here is a portion of the article from the Commercial Appeal:

OXFORD, Miss. -- LaDerrick Vaughn planned to be on the Ole Miss practice fields this month, battling for a backup position in the Rebels secondary.
Instead, he finds himself working out daily at Manassas High School, trying to stay in shape. And trying to hold back the building frustration of still being in Memphis, after doing everything he thought was necessary to enroll at Ole Miss, only to find out the NCAA Clearinghouse thought otherwise.
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Vaughn graduated from Manassas last spring with a 2.7 grade point average. He scored an 18 on his ACT. And he had the necessary 14 core credits needed to make it through the Clearinghouse, which reviews academic transcripts. Or so he thought.
But after already completing two summer school classes at Ole Miss while working out with the football team, Vaughn learned that the Clearinghouse refused to accept one of his algebra classes, which left him with 13.5 credits, a half credit shy of being eligible.
''It really is frustrating,'' Vaughn said. ''It makes it real tough.''
Instead of offering Algebra 1, which is required by the NCAA, Manassas offers Algebra 1A and 1B classes. If successfully completed, students at Manassas are awarded one credit for Algebra 1 and one elective credit.
The NCAA, though, only recognized the Algebra 1B class, giving Vaughn half a credit, and leaving him a half-credit short.

The full article:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/football/article/0,1426,MCA_478_4922925,00.html